good routes near Cambridge

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Tuscan Wil

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Dropping my Mrs to a spa hotel at Cambourne near Cambridge. Does anyone any good route while I am in the area!?

stimshady

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Go to newmarket the back way via six mile bottom and brinkley, and then back to cambridge, through burwell and the swaffhams (or, if you're strapped for time jump on the A14 at newmarket and head back to Cambs that way...)

EDITED: (actually camborne is the wrong side of cambridge, just checked on map, so you might ignore the above)

Edited by stimshady on Wednesday 17th February 14:02

WorAl

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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A141, A142, A10, not in any particular order, just head across the Fens around Ely way, quite good fun roads, low hedges, no hills, you can make it a real race track so long as there are no other cars coming toward you.

Tuscan Wil

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Many thanks!! It doesn't matter which side of Cambridge. an excuse to go and explore. just hope the weather stays dry and there are a few Shell garage on the way.


s5tuart

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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The road from Kimbolton to Rushden B645, is, as yet, camera free and has some lovely wide sweeping bends and a few testing ones. It is possible to travel at well above the national average (SO I'M TOLD!!!!)
As an additional, if you can get to Bedford then travel from Bedford to Kimbolton on the B660, that road has some very nice twisty bit to test your mettle.

Milky400

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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stimshady said:
Go to newmarket the back way via six mile bottom and brinkley, and then back to cambridge, through burwell and the swaffhams (or, if you're strapped for time jump on the A14 at newmarket and head back to Cambs that way...)

EDITED: (actually camborne is the wrong side of cambridge, just checked on map, so you might ignore the above)

Edited by stimshady on Wednesday 17th February 14:02
+1

But do be careful on the fen roads, they may look flat but believe me they tend to sink and rise in places, and you will be pushed to see it until its to late, also the ditches are deeper than they look. But good fun to be had

another good route that i tend to do alot is out towards wimpole on the A1198 from A14 then A603 to Cambridge,

Edited by Milky400 on Wednesday 17th February 16:14

stimshady

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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oh yes, what he said ^^

they can be bumpy, shakey and a bit darty...

stimshady

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Tuscan Wil said:
Many thanks!! It doesn't matter which side of Cambridge. an excuse to go and explore. just hope the weather stays dry and there are a few Shell garage on the way.
Shell garage on edge of Cambridge by airport.

Tuscan Wil

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Cheers Guys

sounds like I need my mrs to have more spa weekends . You can never beat the local knowledge!!

ninetynine

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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what day are you in the area as it is the cambs club meet on sunday

Laser Sag

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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There is a shell garage at Caxton Gibbet roundabout less tha 1 mile from Cambourne on the Cambridge to St neots road

stimshady

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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ninetynine said:
what day are you in the area as it is the cambs club meet on sunday
i'm back up that way this weekend to see some old mates, will be free on the Sunday - where's the Cambs meet?

Tuscan Wil

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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ninetynine said:
what day are you in the area as it is the cambs club meet on sunday
I think it's Friday frown

Laser Sag

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Cambs meet is at The Ferryboat, Holywell just outside St Ives people tend to arrive from about 12.00.
Good pub grub available including carvery.

amazon

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Tuscan Wil said:
Dropping my Mrs to a spa hotel at Cambourne near Cambridge. Does anyone any good route while I am in the area!?
wavey Hi Wil - I might be around on Friday - live near Wimpole - we could meet up for blast perhaps?

JonathanT

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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Milky400 said:
But do be careful on the fen roads, they may look flat but believe me they tend to sink and rise in places, and you will be pushed to see it until its to late, also the ditches are deeper than they look.
indeed, I lost my chin spoiler in a shower of sparks when I bottomed out on what looked like a flat road.

Zippee

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Wednesday 17th February 2010
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JonathanT said:
Milky400 said:
But do be careful on the fen roads, they may look flat but believe me they tend to sink and rise in places, and you will be pushed to see it until its to late, also the ditches are deeper than they look.
indeed, I lost my chin spoiler in a shower of sparks when I bottomed out on what looked like a flat road.
They are a pain. Whenever I take my car for a service to Sebring I end up travelling slower than pretty much anything else. The roads are awful and change in shape depending how wet its been.

OP - as already stated the road out from St Neots (where I live and 8 mile from the Belfry at Cambourne) through Kimbolton to Rushden is fantastic.